Category: Food
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It’s not too late to jump into Veganuary (or plan for Vegruary)
It’s been a hectic start to the year and I completely overlooked the arrival of Veganuary! So many people make commitments to kick off a new year, and Veganuary is a wonderful experience. It’s a well-run organization that provides all sorts of resources to people who are already vegan, considering it, interested in learning more,…
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To whom should plant-based alternatives be marketed?
Whenever a new plant-based product shows up on the shelves or in the freezer of a local supermarket, my vegan community group lights up with posts letting us all know. It is truly exciting to many of us to have a new product to try in the ever-expanding line-up for plant-based options being developed for…
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Vegan holiday cooking
This time of year brings all sorts of festive occasions. Maybe you’re hosting or maybe you’re attending a pot luck or maybe, like me, you like giving people cookies. Regardless, whether you’re in charge of a full feast, making the hors d’oeuvres, or bringing a dessert, you don’t need to be serving or eating dead…
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Vegan comfort food: the pumpkin muffin edition
Where I live we have a weather phenomenon called “Lake Effect Snow.” When the conditions are right over Lake Huron, it can create snowstorm havoc all the way inland to London, Ontario. Such was the case yesterday, when we had zero visibility snow squalls and accumulations between 30-60cm through the course of the day. Something…
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Breakfast win: “Just Egg” & avocado sandwich
I’ve blogged about breakfast before because of all the vegan meals that seem to stump people, breakfast takes top spot. I mean we all know about oatmeal and toast and that sort of thing, but what about omelettes and breakfast sandwiches? Read on, my friend, read on. If you’re not familiar with Just Egg, then…
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Vegan comfort food: the sweet potato fries edition
I will not presume that you need comfort food as much as I need comfort food this week. But if you do, I’m here to help. I haven’t been feeling especially picky with what I reach for as comfort this week. Anything with carbs will do. So far that has included a fair bit of…
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Excellent plant-based chocolate!
I know I’ve mostly been doing fun posts lately but I do have something in the works on the idea of moral demandingness. Coming next week. For today, let’s talk about chocolate. I absolutely love chocolate, whether in cakes or cookies or just plain bars. Lots of people think that it’ll be hard to find…
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What’s for lunch? A delicious chickpea salad sandwich
When I first stopped eating animal products I was at a loss about what I could put between bread that was vegan (other than PB and jam). I used to love tuna salad sandwiches and they were among the things I missed (most of us end up missing something). But since becoming vegan, I have…
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Pumpkin crumble bars and Northern Lights
It’s almost Canadian Thanksgiving and pumpkin is in the air. I’m visiting family this weekend and it’s as if Nora from Nora Cooks was speaking directly to me with her email about the Pumpkin Crumble Bars. On Thursday evening I made the pumpkin bars, using butternut squash instead of canned pumpkin purée. I roasted the…
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Travelling while Vegan: St. John’s, Newfoundland
Back at the beginning of June, which now seems in the very distant past, I spent a few days in St. John’s, Newfoundland. It was a great opportunity to explore, among other things of course, the local vegan fare. My partner, Diane, and I started doing our research some time before we went. We also…
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